The Man Who Builds for the Decade Ahead | Founder of Google X, Waymo, and Udacity

29/09/2025 1h 13min Episodio 262
The Man Who Builds for the Decade Ahead | Founder of Google X, Waymo, and Udacity

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What does it take to reinvent entire industries, over and over again?This week on Grit, Sebastian Thrun, the “godfather” of self-driving cars and massive open online courses, reflects on a career pushing the boundaries of technology across mobility, education, and AI.With Joubin Mirzadegan, he shares why he believes autonomous driving could become the biggest lifesaving technology in history, and how a wake-up call led him to found Udacity to truly democratize higher education.Guest: Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Stealth Startup, founder of Google X and UdacityConnect with Sebastian ThrunXLinkedIn​Connect with JoubinXLinkedInEmail: [email protected]​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins